PAST PERFECT or PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

1. Past perfect simple or continuous?

1. Peter told me he ____________________(already/pay) the bill.

2. Brian believed that John ____________________ (to move) to London.
3. When Ron arrived, the party ____________________ (already/begin).
4. Sarah was exhausted. She (wash) ____________________the dishes for more than three
hours.
5. The children (already/go) ____________________ to bed when their mother came from
work.
6. It was my first flight; I (never/ travel) ____________________ by plane before.
7. My wife didn't watch the film with me because she (already/to see)
____________________ it.

2. Complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.

I'm sorry I left without you last night, but I told you to meet me early because the show started
at 8:00. I (try) 1)____________________to get tickets for that play for months, and I didn't
want to miss it. By the time I finally left the coffee shop where we were supposed to meet, I
(have) 2)____________________ five cups of coffee and I (wait)
3)____________________over an hour. I had to leave because I (arrange)
4)____________________to meet Kathy in front of the theater.

When I arrived at the theater, Kathy (pick, already) 5)____________________up the tickets
and she was waiting for us near the entrance. She was really angry because she (wait)
6)____________________for more than half an hour. She said she (give, almost)
7)____________________up and (go) 8)____________________into the theater without us.

Kathy told me you (be) 9)____________________late several times in the past and that she
would not make plans with you again in the future. She mentioned that she (miss)
10)____________________ several movies because of your late arrivals. I think you owe her
an apology. And in the future, I suggest you be on time!

3. Put the verbs between brackets in the correct tense (past perfect simple or continuous.)

1. I (try) ____________________to get tickets for that play for months before my friend
finally got them.
2. When I arrived at the theater, my friend (pick, already) ____________________up the
tickets.
3. He was really angry because he (wait) ____________________for more than half an hour
when I arrived.
4. When the play started, I (already, apologize) ____________________to my friend.
5. We (watch) ____________________the play when the lights went off.